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Mourn Snail Mail? No Way.

John Adams didn't think there was anything romantic about lost love letters.

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Danny Heitman

Updated Oct. 7, 2010 12:01 a.m. ET

Mailing a letter will still cost 44 cents, since last week the U.S. Postal Service lost its bid to raise the price of stamps to 46 cents. Though good news for snail-mailers, this development promises to further complicate the fortunes of an institution that posted a $3.5 billion loss in its third quarter. And it's already inspired nostalgia for the days when postal mail was king.

But nostalgia has its limits, as I was reminded two years ago when the Postal Service, in an attempt to increase patronage, urged Americans to follow...